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topum ([personal profile] topum) wrote2016-03-18 08:19 pm
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Fashion police

Apparently co-ordinating accessories is a minefield. There is a thin line between a hot new trend and a fashion faux pas. Bags, shoes and belts have been discussed excessively.
But should your hat match your walking stick?

In Istanbul

[identity profile] topum.livejournal.com 2016-03-19 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, I had now idea. It is amazing.
OK. I now need to buy me some LED's. A lot of them actually.

[identity profile] randomdreams.livejournal.com 2016-03-19 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
If you can buy in bulk from china you get way better prices. I had a friend who made a bodysuit covered in ultraviolet LED's once upon a time, 18 years ago when they were scarce as hens' teeth, so he bought 1K of them for the price 20 would have cost in the US. Be prepared for 10% of them to not work.

Hm. Now I have to think about a good way to generate 12,000 pwm signals for that cube. I wonder how they did it.

[identity profile] topum.livejournal.com 2016-03-19 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
I think I will order them from China indeed. And will add some more cool stuff to the shipment.

A friend of mine is bringing a couple of huge super strong magnets for me from somewhere soon. The kind that cannot be flown on airplanes and can fly to each other across the room and kill people I think. That will be fun.
I also need to get some gallium to play with. And now I have to add LED's to the list too.
Edited 2016-03-19 04:05 (UTC)

[identity profile] randomdreams.livejournal.com 2016-03-19 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
I have some smallish supermagnets. Those things are kind of terrifying. I've read about the large ones. YIKES.
There are some alloys like wood's metal that have gallium-like characteristics, as well, that may be cheaper.

[identity profile] randomdreams.livejournal.com 2016-03-19 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wrong thread. If you're not trying to build the cube:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-100pcs-SMD-SMT-0603-White-Red-Green-Blue-Yellow-LED-MIX-Super-bright-/361403601149?hash=item54255550fd:g:8hEAAOSw7NNUFBpm
would be a pretty good starting point for jewelry. Those things are like 1.5mm by 1mm each, so you can get several in a very tiny space.